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Red Red

URL: https://www.africanbites.com/red-redafrican-stewed-black-eyed-peas/

Ingredients

The beans

  • 4 cans canned black-eyed peas
  • 1 pound dried black-eyed peas

The sauce

  • ½ – ¾ cup palm oil or canola oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • ½ tablespoon garlic
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • cup crayfish (optional)
  • 2 – 3 cups stock or water
  • 1 tablespoon bouillon powder (optional)
  • 2 – 3 stalks green onions, chopped
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper
  • 1 whole habanero pepper (optional)

Instructions

  1. Rinse and sort the dried black-eyed peas, then soak them in cold water for 6 to 8 hours or overnight.
  2. Drain the soaked beans, rinse them, and cook in a Dutch oven or pressure cooker according to the instructions for your cooker.
  3. If using canned beans, skip to the next step.
  4. Heat palm oil or canola oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and sauté onions until soft.
  5. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, ginger, garlic, paprika, and bouillon powder, cooking for about 60 seconds.
  6. Stir in the crayfish and simmer for 10-15 minutes, adding stock or water as needed to prevent burning.
  7. Add the cooked beans, green onions, and remaining stock or water, bringing to a boil and then simmering for another 10-15 minutes.
  8. Adjust seasoning and consistency with additional water if necessary, then serve.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
5-6
Calories
293
Total fat
15g
Total carbohydrates
6g
Total protein
1g
Sodium
56mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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